tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53424643363625219582017-09-30T09:39:02.268-07:00Behind DoorsA blog by Daniel James Clark about Photography, Art, Urban Exploration, and more.Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.comBlogger406125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-34693185624112089402013-06-05T01:52:00.001-07:002015-08-10T14:18:47.124-07:00Adulting.Blogging has become something I do very sparingly and almost as an afterthought. So I don't suppose I'll be here very often as time goes on. It's a bit sad though. I re-read pretty much the entire blog from start to finish and when I do that I'm always left sort of stunned.<br /><div><br /></div><div>I've come a really long way. Maybe a good way to think about it is to think about where I was making the posts from throughout the journey.</div><div><br /></div><div>I began in a house I could barely afford right after my first year of college. I was alone in finances and life for the first time. Then I was in dorms, back home, at the school newspaper office, in libraries, sort of all over the place. Then suddenly in an apartment with the girl/woman I'd eventually marry. Then in a house we own. Part of me wants to proclaim that I'll keep posting to keep this narrative going, but that would be an empty promise. And the posts that would come out would be dry and lifeless. So if I do post I'll make sure to try and make it entertaining, or deep. Or both. That'd be nice.</div><div><br /></div><div>What I find really interesting here is what's missing from the timeline. Leaving The Sagebrush is weirdly absent, leaving a long term relationship is missing, graduating, buying a house, getting married, losing my job, getting a dog, my first gallery opening. Just a lot of stuff.</div><div><br /></div><div>I look at my writing as well and I laugh (mostly because I think I'm hilarious). But also because of the insane way in which I always assume I know everything. A good example of this is where I proclaim creative nonfiction to be a pointless subcategory as if that even makes sense. Of course it's a subcategory. But that didn't stop me from saying that I'd defend until the day I die that it's stupid and naaaananananaaaaaaa...or whatever it is I said.</div><div><br /></div><div>But it's also nice to be reminded of what previous versions of me held dear. It's especially nice to see how I write from an objective standpoint. I honestly think I write well, which is good because I'm trying to pen(pitter-pat) a novel: "From Rust"</div><div><br /></div><div>Well. I honestly expected this to be a bit more...good. I expected some really cool stuff to flow from my fingertips. But no. Just words. Maybe down the road they'll have gathered some dust. And we all know how I like dusty things. So, until I return here's a photo:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j9Ne87jxWA4/Ua78Q-f9yjI/AAAAAAAAA8w/YiOGQ5HUb0c/s640/blogger-image--708750037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j9Ne87jxWA4/Ua78Q-f9yjI/AAAAAAAAA8w/YiOGQ5HUb0c/s640/blogger-image--708750037.jpg" /></a></div>Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-13493848193739419382013-02-15T13:54:00.001-08:002013-02-15T15:32:50.402-08:00Flag.I'd just finished talking with art gallery owners, artists, and random people in the Las Vegas Arts District. As I walk back to my car I take a detour, climb a cement embankment to a train overpass. As I crest the cement hill I find myself in a drainage ditch filled with all manner of remnants from society.<br /><br />Some are likely from a person living here. Jacket, pillow, satchel, trash bag hanging from the fence, foam pad. Others seem to have been carried or dropped here by the hands of fate. Sears catalogues, wrappers, cans, paper. I look up the wash, and see a path laid out in front of me, cut through thick weeds glowing gold with the setting sun.<br /><br />On my right the weeds grow thicker, obscuring any view of the earth beneath, and as I make my trek forward, I hear light rustling from hidden creatures. Lizards, mice, rats, I do not know.<br /><br />To my left I see a steep embankment of dark lava rocks with train tracks on top.<br /><br />I stay to my path, listening to the&nbsp;breeze&nbsp;as it sighs over the tracks, across the tops of the weeds, and through the chain link fence. I come across a section of downed telephone pole, bathed in sunlight, and I walk along the top of it. The wood cracks and splinters beneath my boots. At the end I hop off and look to my left. Almost hidden beneath the weeds are red and white stripes.<br /><br />Crouching down, I peer into the bush and find a sun faded American Flag. Taking care not to disturb anything, as is my practice, I raise my camera and take a shot of the flag hiding in shadow. Once I have this shot I pause before walking on. Many great photographers have told me that patience, along with the eye to spot a subject, are the most important skills a photographer can use. As I look around, I take notice of the direction of light.<br /><br />Sunlight is coming through a chain link fence, casting golden patches of light throughout the wash. In a few minutes, a patch of sunlight will dance across and highlight the hidden flag. As I wait, I notice that directly across from me is another American flag, flapping in the intermittent breeze. I frame it along with the weeds in front of me and add to my collection of photos for the day.<br /><br />After I finish this shot, I notice that a patch of sunlight is quickly approaching my flag. I frame a few photographs with the Las Vegas skyline behind it. As I shoot I notice a faint light in the distance. At first I believe it's the sun reflecting off of the Trump tower. It gets closer and I realize that it's not a reflection, but the headlight from an approaching train. My heart begins to race.<br /><br />I'll only have a few moments to get a shot with the flag and the engine of the train up close. I get one with the train coming towards me and shift my position to get it as it's passing. As I dive back into the viewfinder I find a third flag, painted boldly on the side of the oncoming train. My breaths come in short almost panicked bursts as the train passes. I snap an image with both my flag and the painted flag in it.<br /><br />Once it passes I feel comfortable leaving my flag where I found it. I remain for a while in this place somehow cut off from the stress of life and enjoy the&nbsp;breeze&nbsp;and the day as it winds down to darkness.<br /><br />I present "Flag." a series made in the span of a sunset.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jScKTiSXCPk/UR6tvBNswqI/AAAAAAAAA54/dhjmH5cTtB4/s1600/Flag_01SM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jScKTiSXCPk/UR6tvBNswqI/AAAAAAAAA54/dhjmH5cTtB4/s320/Flag_01SM.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_ohPkpOYPR0/UR6tsXReopI/AAAAAAAAA5w/6do70PTZxQU/s1600/Flag_02SM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_ohPkpOYPR0/UR6tsXReopI/AAAAAAAAA5w/6do70PTZxQU/s320/Flag_02SM.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jmg8Y3HEhVg/UR6tvn6EnBI/AAAAAAAAA58/9OOW7y2iOjY/s1600/Flag_03SM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jmg8Y3HEhVg/UR6tvn6EnBI/AAAAAAAAA58/9OOW7y2iOjY/s320/Flag_03SM.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HIMDM50fcZQ/UR6txogxZ4I/AAAAAAAAA6M/oFngmQ-5aso/s1600/Flag_04SM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HIMDM50fcZQ/UR6txogxZ4I/AAAAAAAAA6M/oFngmQ-5aso/s320/Flag_04SM.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6nTrgrGEi9c/UR6tyElv3UI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/5h6nvOfdaag/s1600/Flag_05SM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6nTrgrGEi9c/UR6tyElv3UI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/5h6nvOfdaag/s320/Flag_05SM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If ever I get the chance to display this series, I think I'd like the layout to be something like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cpvyt1wlmMs/UR6tvuObF1I/AAAAAAAAA6E/SSAVF6zpgkU/s1600/FlagCompisition.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cpvyt1wlmMs/UR6tvuObF1I/AAAAAAAAA6E/SSAVF6zpgkU/s320/FlagCompisition.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><br />Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-85449688642990711582013-02-05T11:00:00.001-08:002013-02-05T11:00:32.370-08:00Galaxy Tea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-acC5m3aldV0/URFWchS8DTI/AAAAAAAAA5I/6DSxEPsK5x8/s1600/GalaxyCup_RGB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-acC5m3aldV0/URFWchS8DTI/AAAAAAAAA5I/6DSxEPsK5x8/s320/GalaxyCup_RGB.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So I was making tea the other day and found that the bubbles and foam swirled to look like a galactic disk. So I gave Deanna her tea and the next day I broke out the star and moon mug and made myself a cup of tea. And then I photoed it. I drank it before it got to be too cold, I promise.Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-6008499026679592122013-01-24T10:52:00.001-08:002013-01-24T10:57:16.801-08:00Anatomy of a shot: Alien AbductionI recently put together a fun shoot with some family. We went out to the desert and took some photos of us being <a href="http://mycellar-door.blogspot.com/2012/12/abduction-finals.html">abducted by aliens</a>. It was pretty fun, and I thought it might be fun to break down how I did it.<br /><br />First, here's an overview:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ciHQtZO7eWo/UQGARDcRg9I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/IX1ZOeSdDs0/s1600/image.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ciHQtZO7eWo/UQGARDcRg9I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/IX1ZOeSdDs0/s320/image.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />That pretty much sums it up. But as you can see, it was a pretty fun setup. i did discover that i needed at least two shots to make the foreground and background come out in one seamless photograph. So I had to do one with a model,&nbsp;<a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/116195648789249928857" target="_blank">+Sean Clark</a>&nbsp;, frozen in air. And another exposed so that I could get the faint mountains in the background. As far as the initial lighting setup was concerned, it was pretty straightforward. lots of duct tape, improvisation, and the right tools. the flash itself had to be modified a bit as well:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1n---yrBJg/UQGBOpuBxmI/AAAAAAAAA4c/Rgx7tP2eshQ/s1600/image-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1n---yrBJg/UQGBOpuBxmI/AAAAAAAAA4c/Rgx7tP2eshQ/s320/image-1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see, this is all pretty advanced stuff. (Har Har). Just some good ol' tape and tin foil. I did a lot of&nbsp;experimenting&nbsp;to find the correct shape for the pool of light. And then came the actual image production in Photoshop:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RTofYDQSpro/UQGB3GrhYCI/AAAAAAAAA4s/86j7MTt95p4/s1600/image-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RTofYDQSpro/UQGB3GrhYCI/AAAAAAAAA4s/86j7MTt95p4/s320/image-2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looks easy, takes FOREVER. I wanted to give Sean a bit more height so I had to cut him out and place him where I wanted him. Then I had to make sure the images fit together. So there was just a little tinkering with the lighting on each layer. In the end a pretty fun image was produced:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oEUFN_j9FA4/UQGCiij1MUI/AAAAAAAAA40/koouBQg9FM0/s1600/Sean_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oEUFN_j9FA4/UQGCiij1MUI/AAAAAAAAA40/koouBQg9FM0/s320/Sean_01.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you enjoyed!</div><br />Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-10943438096395137152013-01-11T11:11:00.000-08:002013-01-11T11:11:25.850-08:00Texas Tourism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R5l2RynLJZk/UPBh6mxZrHI/AAAAAAAAA3I/f1GL4JeU2hM/s1600/AustinTrip_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R5l2RynLJZk/UPBh6mxZrHI/AAAAAAAAA3I/f1GL4JeU2hM/s320/AustinTrip_05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I recently visited&nbsp;<a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/113597137375501814072" target="_blank">+Sean Hostmeyer</a>&nbsp;in Austin Texas. While there I got to be a tourist and roam around, which was an interesting&nbsp;experience. Living in Vegas I see a lot of attractions, so it was nice to see how someone else does tourism for once.<br /><br />I saw super hipster bars, a mammoth capitol building, delicious burger joints, The Alamo, and I got to visit my grandparents. here are some pictures.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tM4pnzJv0a0/UPBjPDfCvcI/AAAAAAAAA3c/Q7czySrCwrA/s1600/AustinTrip_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tM4pnzJv0a0/UPBjPDfCvcI/AAAAAAAAA3c/Q7czySrCwrA/s320/AustinTrip_01.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UDyJtSvCGkw/UPBjR4KznFI/AAAAAAAAA3k/zBzAgvZDy5I/s1600/AustinTrip_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UDyJtSvCGkw/UPBjR4KznFI/AAAAAAAAA3k/zBzAgvZDy5I/s320/AustinTrip_06.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PlzBUzrrXfk/UPBjYfGACXI/AAAAAAAAA3s/_dAcvwT4bWg/s1600/AustinTrip_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PlzBUzrrXfk/UPBjYfGACXI/AAAAAAAAA3s/_dAcvwT4bWg/s320/AustinTrip_08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jb0GUkaWwn0/UPBjdCmnH7I/AAAAAAAAA30/EhZs6ta8LOU/s1600/AustinTrip_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jb0GUkaWwn0/UPBjdCmnH7I/AAAAAAAAA30/EhZs6ta8LOU/s320/AustinTrip_13.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vnN2qzOr8Eo/UPBjlmkC73I/AAAAAAAAA38/WD4jafLbJ3g/s1600/Corpus2012_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vnN2qzOr8Eo/UPBjlmkC73I/AAAAAAAAA38/WD4jafLbJ3g/s320/Corpus2012_02.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-68998746323981871192012-12-21T13:53:00.001-08:002013-02-05T11:02:03.630-08:00Abduction finals!Well I finished this one a while ago, but here are the images! I've been a bit busy buying a new house quitting my job and beginning a career in photography so please excuse the lack of posting!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xvPy35LxZ4M/UNTacP5DdBI/AAAAAAAAA2k/2rcuaiGUrnw/s640/blogger-image-593267207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xvPy35LxZ4M/UNTacP5DdBI/AAAAAAAAA2k/2rcuaiGUrnw/s640/blogger-image-593267207.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CSg-CemTrrA/UNTacjUg5OI/AAAAAAAAA2s/tKe5jRkS3Pk/s640/blogger-image-2125959969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CSg-CemTrrA/UNTacjUg5OI/AAAAAAAAA2s/tKe5jRkS3Pk/s640/blogger-image-2125959969.jpg" /></a></div>Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-4204674480894575962012-10-18T23:05:00.001-07:002012-10-18T23:05:42.886-07:00Abduction ProjectSo, while I'm still very active over at www.flashrecord.tumblr.com, I've started another project! I always have so many. Anyhow, this one is just a fun photo shoot about being puled up into a space ship old school style. These are some test shots for the official stuff which I'll be doing out in the desert somewhere. I played with some light in my living room to do these:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tp2Du_EhvjM/UIDsuTaA8hI/AAAAAAAAA1s/hVmxm-wFwG8/s1600/AlienTest_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tp2Du_EhvjM/UIDsuTaA8hI/AAAAAAAAA1s/hVmxm-wFwG8/s320/AlienTest_01.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iU4v-rXUCNk/UIDszZ2BAMI/AAAAAAAAA10/ZP61U6aiQDg/s1600/AlienTest_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iU4v-rXUCNk/UIDszZ2BAMI/AAAAAAAAA10/ZP61U6aiQDg/s320/AlienTest_02.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TH0L-xo54U0/UIDtD7L8EMI/AAAAAAAAA2A/bkrF4MwrgYI/s1600/AlienTest_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TH0L-xo54U0/UIDtD7L8EMI/AAAAAAAAA2A/bkrF4MwrgYI/s320/AlienTest_03.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jP3wn7EGagk/UIDtJ0OMp7I/AAAAAAAAA2I/qvYey3J5oh0/s1600/AlienTest_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jP3wn7EGagk/UIDtJ0OMp7I/AAAAAAAAA2I/qvYey3J5oh0/s320/AlienTest_04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-56698275035423989892012-10-02T22:57:00.001-07:002012-10-02T22:57:29.398-07:00Stoplight DesignsSo here are the final versions of The Stoplight Los Angeles logo that I made for Gabe. The first one is the one I had for final review:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f97iITTqAdE/UGvPebNW_JI/AAAAAAAAA08/ryV-lPCeFiY/s1600/StoplightNewfonts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f97iITTqAdE/UGvPebNW_JI/AAAAAAAAA08/ryV-lPCeFiY/s320/StoplightNewfonts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />He said he wanted something "from a city". So I tried a stencil font and he enjoyed it. here is the final image:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H4JcVKru9Yw/UGvQ2xh0bvI/AAAAAAAAA1I/K9lPX41B7WQ/s1600/StoplightFinal_sm_sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H4JcVKru9Yw/UGvQ2xh0bvI/AAAAAAAAA1I/K9lPX41B7WQ/s320/StoplightFinal_sm_sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tastes are always different from person to person, and I learned a good lesson about designing for someone who isn't me. Either way, I'm pretty happy with the result. There are even some "simple" versions I like. Makes me think that a stencilled whole design might look pretty good on a wall or something:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y32B1ZutYjE/UGvRKLHK1HI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/FOzgeId8WeM/s1600/StoplightSimple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y32B1ZutYjE/UGvRKLHK1HI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/FOzgeId8WeM/s320/StoplightSimple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And one last thing, I did some expirements with putting photos behind the design and I liked a lot of them:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e0KSSfeBhro/UGvTid_ctqI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/Rp9q7W2LTM8/s1600/StoplightFinal_PictureBack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e0KSSfeBhro/UGvTid_ctqI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/Rp9q7W2LTM8/s320/StoplightFinal_PictureBack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-72794523576544976252012-10-01T13:23:00.002-07:002012-10-01T13:23:24.676-07:00More logo stuff!So Gabe asked me to make him a logo for his one man event planning venture. (The first show is on Halloween by the way.) He's calling it The Stoplight Los Angeles. I made some sketches and eventually came up with the second one here. The colors are as such because they were the ones in my pen cup. I would also like to hi light the fact that the word "plight" is intentionally sectioned to be its own thing. I feel struggle is important, and I also feel Gabe would agree.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CLFicHsOFsM/UGn7et3aR2I/AAAAAAAAA0o/th22-jpImwM/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CLFicHsOFsM/UGn7et3aR2I/AAAAAAAAA0o/th22-jpImwM/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Final version to follow!</div><br />Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-80770464714086172532012-09-28T14:58:00.000-07:002012-09-28T14:58:17.382-07:00Comic update.So, I'm still working on that comic from a while ago. Here's proof!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flashrecord.tumblr.com/">www.flashrecord.tumblr.com</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oyJkEDno3V0/UGYdEg4-NLI/AAAAAAAAA0U/IOUqrh8elgc/s1600/photo2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oyJkEDno3V0/UGYdEg4-NLI/AAAAAAAAA0U/IOUqrh8elgc/s320/photo2.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />That "done" post-it is a bit misleading. That page is done. And even that page has a few minor details to be tewaked. Anyhow, It feels good to be back on this project again.<br />Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-6445223298421334812012-09-10T07:57:00.002-07:002012-09-10T07:57:54.326-07:00Holy crap.XKCD Comic number 1106:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/add.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="Http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/add.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For contex see previous posts.Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-7306505770739385022012-08-16T17:37:00.002-07:002012-08-16T17:52:35.397-07:00The NewsSo, I read the news. And bias really bothers me, so&nbsp;I have to read three different stories to get the full picture sometimes. Most of the time it's not lies or skewed truth. In fact I don't see that very often at all. But what I do see is missing angles.<br /><br />When there's a story about people vandalising foreclosed homes, it almost invariably focuses on the realtor and the home itself. It is rich in detail as to exactly what happened to the home(s) and focuses on how this activity brings down the value of the home and the other units around it. What you don't see is why this might be happening? Why is a trend of home vandalism even growing? What drives people to do it? These are all very good questions, probably answered somewhere on the net. Just not in the stories I've read about it.Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-56727626002809707432012-08-14T22:58:00.000-07:002012-08-14T22:58:16.462-07:00Reflection on HopeIt's easy to say that the youth who voted for Obama are disillusioned. It's infrequent to see an explanation of why we are. I guess the reasons are varied, and perhaps that's why you don't see it spelled out. But I have my own reasons, if anyone cares about them.<br /><br />I said to everyone who implied it that I wasn't putting Obama on a pedestal. Even in blog posts, deny deny deny. The message I was attached to was "Hope". Quite literally Obama's presidency was literally the only thing that I found that gave me hope for the future. Obama became my hope.<br /><br />I want to say now that even though I count myself among the disillusioned youth, I believe that Obama has done some real good for America. I believe that he is steering the country in a direction that is good not only for me but for the children I may some day have. The problem is that steering a country isn't like steering a boat. Our boat has thousands of rudders and wheels. Some are larger than others and have more influence, but one man at one wheel does not change the course. <br /><br />The disappointment stems from the reality that surfaced after the election. Politicians, business leaders, and others in power don't change overnight. The country itself was already running full on into peril.<br /><br />I guess this is all nonspecific word splatter, but it gives me perspective. The other major theme four years ago was change. And the two themes of hope and change still ring deep in me. Though they're changed somehow.<br /><br />Instead of a blind hope that one man can do it all, I now have hope that we are changing course.Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-52704941168886853772012-08-10T22:36:00.000-07:002012-08-10T22:36:38.533-07:00Fugitive.So the news follows me sometimes. I don't know that this is interesting to news outlets like that Ben Bridge robbery, but police searched Mercedes-Benz today because they were chasing a fugitive. Here are some photos:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZOOjLAeJ3M/UCXhj-XXj5I/AAAAAAAAAzo/i-IAL-tdAgo/s1600/Fugitive03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZOOjLAeJ3M/UCXhj-XXj5I/AAAAAAAAAzo/i-IAL-tdAgo/s320/Fugitive03.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0L228FCTzPY/UCXhwrBDwII/AAAAAAAAAz0/9at6GtS7_XI/s1600/Fugitive_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0L228FCTzPY/UCXhwrBDwII/AAAAAAAAAz0/9at6GtS7_XI/s320/Fugitive_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKhasCwkbSk/UCXh5zgydmI/AAAAAAAAAz8/yxB1TxCPfIU/s1600/Fugitive_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKhasCwkbSk/UCXh5zgydmI/AAAAAAAAAz8/yxB1TxCPfIU/s320/Fugitive_02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-45342907118072488292012-08-03T16:43:00.001-07:002012-08-04T10:56:39.820-07:00Opening.So this is just an update on the opening we have scheduled for the 12th of August. I have a pretty sweet panorama of the inside of out art space, but I don't want to post it, because then people might be less inclined to show up. I'm seriously excited about it, so expect a flyer for it very soon.Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-4323697885177591422012-07-30T14:50:00.000-07:002012-07-30T14:50:45.875-07:00Gallery Done, Reception PlannedSo the room is oficially done, and we are really prout of it. If anyone is interested, we're holding a sort of opening for the gallery on August 12th at Dinosaurs and Roses upstairs in and around Studio #11. I hope to see people there!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IGMo9On-qQw/UBcBdVqtMCI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/bLJjyyIAfPU/s1600/DandR.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eda="true" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IGMo9On-qQw/UBcBdVqtMCI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/bLJjyyIAfPU/s320/DandR.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-16021675790441776372012-07-26T13:25:00.002-07:002012-07-26T13:30:16.948-07:00The space is active.I hope you'll check out our new gallery space at <a href="http://www.dinosaursandroses.org/">Dinosaurs and Roses</a> located at 6029 W. Charleston. This is more of a soft opening as we're not fully operational there yet, but I'd love to hear what some people think. Here are a few photos from the (almost) completed space:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPiIOPOVcQc/UBGngiLM-pI/AAAAAAAAAyg/2fr5AeqayhQ/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPiIOPOVcQc/UBGngiLM-pI/AAAAAAAAAyg/2fr5AeqayhQ/s320/1.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7LMXDi_ckp0/UBGnh0BFJJI/AAAAAAAAAyo/VUtGhE0POos/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" sda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7LMXDi_ckp0/UBGnh0BFJJI/AAAAAAAAAyo/VUtGhE0POos/s320/2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qMEsizKDVno/UBGnlI9hW6I/AAAAAAAAAy4/lcSmvZpU7SY/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" sda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qMEsizKDVno/UBGnlI9hW6I/AAAAAAAAAy4/lcSmvZpU7SY/s320/4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh! And I finished the logo, check it out:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nsJAOPg593c/UBGozZk-1OI/AAAAAAAAAzE/Ms7Fr97iYPE/s1600/New+Image.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" sda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nsJAOPg593c/UBGozZk-1OI/AAAAAAAAAzE/Ms7Fr97iYPE/s320/New+Image.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-4026851752434816082012-07-23T22:13:00.002-07:002012-07-23T22:15:41.357-07:00Prints are in!All our prints are in and I'm so excited. I'm going to Dinosaurs and Roses to prepare and organize. Deanna and I will be hanging after she gets off of work. Expect photos of the process. For now here are some of our little prints all sealed up:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_xv66W4F8fI/UA4vBTB3TrI/AAAAAAAAAyU/FbSK_3mCcok/s1600/downsized_0723122158+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_xv66W4F8fI/UA4vBTB3TrI/AAAAAAAAAyU/FbSK_3mCcok/s400/downsized_0723122158+(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-12810378314061655902012-07-22T17:26:00.001-07:002012-07-22T23:30:11.876-07:00Logo Continues, Gallery Coming AlongSo here's an update on the logo frontier. The prints for our gallery come in Monday! So expect updates on that front soon.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iBRm8rhB3ak/UAztXLUvPII/AAAAAAAAAyA/Quq8yq39C-M/s1600/SierraLogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iBRm8rhB3ak/UAztXLUvPII/AAAAAAAAAyA/Quq8yq39C-M/s400/SierraLogo.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dark part is basically what I'll use as the mountains in the final version. The big guy was an attempt at adding a little&nbsp;silhouette&nbsp;to the design. We'll see about that idea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MsxZdtnQ9ss/UAzvOb18lxI/AAAAAAAAAyI/h9HTTZpzU4g/s1600/0721121552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MsxZdtnQ9ss/UAzvOb18lxI/AAAAAAAAAyI/h9HTTZpzU4g/s320/0721121552.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is where the room is at right now. We still need to add chair rail and a bit of furniture. Oh and the artwork.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-36445572618511640142012-07-19T11:20:00.001-07:002012-07-19T11:20:11.490-07:00Sierra Photography LogoWow, so Wednesday went by and I didn't update. That's not a good start.<br /><br />However! I have something today. I've been working on a logo design for our revamped pseudobusiness thing "Sierra Photography". What I have I kind of like. I also have a chickenscratch layout of the room we'll be setting up on Saturday. If you know our work well enough you might be able to visualize how this will look.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f6Mrqc905Cs/UAhPJUVzYeI/AAAAAAAAAxM/qK1UddMVBiY/s1600/01.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f6Mrqc905Cs/UAhPJUVzYeI/AAAAAAAAAxM/qK1UddMVBiY/s320/01.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HGB-2q2P7t0/UAhPKEk5IVI/AAAAAAAAAxU/IgaUgTmbP9Q/s1600/02.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="252" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HGB-2q2P7t0/UAhPKEk5IVI/AAAAAAAAAxU/IgaUgTmbP9Q/s320/02.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-idQWlMx7XRw/UAhPLFjBXYI/AAAAAAAAAxc/2TceqGxnmJQ/s1600/03.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="247" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-idQWlMx7XRw/UAhPLFjBXYI/AAAAAAAAAxc/2TceqGxnmJQ/s320/03.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OTQtSmhLzjM/UAhPLWojo1I/AAAAAAAAAxk/iWUzmcpBq4c/s1600/04.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="241" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OTQtSmhLzjM/UAhPLWojo1I/AAAAAAAAAxk/iWUzmcpBq4c/s320/04.bmp" width="320" /></a></div>Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-72898520607080712462012-07-17T00:27:00.002-07:002012-07-17T00:27:16.442-07:00Art Space in Dinosaurs and RosesComing soon is a cooperative display of photography from Deanna and I at a place called <a href="http://www.dinosaursandroses.org/" target="_blank">Dinosaurs and Roses</a>.<br /><br />Gabriel helped me take down the nails, staples, fabric, and wood pieces from the inside of the space the other day. Then we covered up the paint. This weekend Deanna and I will be painting and putting work up. So very excited! Here are a few photos of the process so far:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qfD_wh9ijao/UAUSLjPB96I/AAAAAAAAAwc/vVHFoUpfyMQ/s1600/DandRPrep_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qfD_wh9ijao/UAUSLjPB96I/AAAAAAAAAwc/vVHFoUpfyMQ/s320/DandRPrep_01.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CN9XX7TwOvs/UAUSjqE5N8I/AAAAAAAAAws/A3q08mNskuc/s1600/DandRPrep_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CN9XX7TwOvs/UAUSjqE5N8I/AAAAAAAAAws/A3q08mNskuc/s320/DandRPrep_03.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jZI-cyLP7eY/UAUSX4L2RLI/AAAAAAAAAwk/4Y9Km-XQP-E/s1600/DandRPrep_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jZI-cyLP7eY/UAUSX4L2RLI/AAAAAAAAAwk/4Y9Km-XQP-E/s320/DandRPrep_02.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o2YsZRkf10U/UAUSvmyhFSI/AAAAAAAAAw4/a7v2CzqqxII/s1600/DandRPrep_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o2YsZRkf10U/UAUSvmyhFSI/AAAAAAAAAw4/a7v2CzqqxII/s320/DandRPrep_04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-082_mxGXPO0/UAUS7wB-h4I/AAAAAAAAAxA/zf3odpmSpac/s1600/DandRPrep_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-082_mxGXPO0/UAUS7wB-h4I/AAAAAAAAAxA/zf3odpmSpac/s320/DandRPrep_05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-81713381467466728892012-07-16T15:23:00.000-07:002012-07-16T15:28:43.300-07:00A Return.<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">(Check back every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for at least something from now on. Lets hope I can hold true to that!)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">In the time since I was last frequent here, many things have occurred. Not counting sporadic updates, I was last consistent in the summer of last year. That’s a long time. Especially long if, in that time you get married, go to Jamaica, put offers in on houses, get an offer accepted, start a book, get an iPad, procure art space, sell artwork, and almost&nbsp;adopt a dog.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">There’s a lot that happens from year to year, and if you know me in the least, this next part will make sense. Time gets mushy anywhere beyond a month or so back for me. (Facebook’s Timeline was a miracle. Whether Facebook has caused this mushy time is another post entirely.) So the update that follows will be like chasing a thread trough a complex knot:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I was engaged quite some time ago. I don’t know if I told the internet that. There are some really fantastic stories to be told of how I got to marry Deanna. Some of them are on here. But the grand culmination was a wedding. We did rock paper scissors to decided who had to say their vows first, we included a reading from a court case on marriage equality, we had a friend do our vows. Everything I wanted, we had. I only wish we’d had more time. Everyone told me it would be over in a blink. I didn’t believe them. They were right. But. We have photos to remember it. Here are a couple of those. <a href="http://www.joeyallenphoto.com/" target="_blank">Joey Allen</a> did an amazing job. We got over 1500 photos from him, so there’s a bit of arduousness to it that I wasn’t expecting. I suspect, however, that our assertion that we too are photographers contributed to his offering a substantial bulk of documentation.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">After the wedding we went to <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Jamaica</place></country-region>. We were incredibly fortunate to have been able to do that. The experience was unlike anything I’ve ever encountered. I feel like I added years to my life for having done it. I recommend it, as it was surprisingly affordable. Here’s a couple photos that were more intentionally created. If you want the point-and-shoot type stuff you can friend me in Social Medialand.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Oh, and I own a <a href="http://www.heritagemfg.com/" target="_blank">gun</a>, a holster, and a belt.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Also:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">(Click the links to see the post once I’ve updated.)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I’m writing a book, it’s in process so I’ll update later.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I’m still working on the comic so I’ll update later.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I’m setting up an art space in a gallery so I’ll update later.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I have a super hero collaborative work coming up so expect some words on that.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I’ll end this with the assertion that this will become my more permanent blog. I know I’ve said I was switching like a half dozen times, but it doesn’t work. This blog fits me. Every time I come back to this blog I feel like I’m coming home. So I’ll be here, even if it doesn’t direct traffic to my website.</div>Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-11700322060640552952012-07-16T13:14:00.001-07:002012-07-16T13:14:12.391-07:00Renewed EffortsIn an effort to remain active in my photography, I've decided to become more active on this blog again. The one offered by Wix is surprisingly hard to use, so I will be attempting a standard Monday, Wednesday, Friday posting schedule. Let's see how this goes.<br /><br />Once I get to a full computer expect a life update and maybe even a few images.Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-10882153422230017162011-11-04T10:35:00.000-07:002011-11-04T10:35:35.211-07:00ClarityI don't exactly know if there is an appropriate place for me to talk about...whatever this is. But a low readership blog seems like it might be a good place for honesty. This place is a rolodex of memory for me in a way, so maybe it's a good place for this:<br /><br />Every once in a while things are clear. I’m not sure if that’s a statement that’s true to everyone, but it is for me. There are a lot of metaphors for how I feel most of the time. It’s either grown slowly, or it has always been there. but when *it* lifts, the world is so much…clearer I guess?<br /><br />ADHD is one possibility. Some guy with a lot of Native American drums once diagnosed me. And some lady with bare walls once gave me medicine. I didn’t take it for long enough to know if it worked. It seemed to, near the end, vaguely. But I was on Summer vacation, and the school’s mental health clinic was closed to me at the time. So I ran out. And I guess the fog, if its there at all must have thickened up again.<br /><br />That’s the problem with deciding if you have a problem like this. *If* I do, it’s been there the whole time. And without putting on metaphorical glasses, the world has always looked like this to me.<br /><br />Here are a few metaphors for what this feels like:<br /><br />-A battlefield of ideas where everyone wears the same uniform.<br />-A spider web, where my thoughts can progress and get caught along the way. The inertia slowing.<br />-A sandstorm<br />-A fog<br />-A whirlwind<br /><br />The most apt one has always seemed to be a whirlwind. I’m at the center. All the ideas are circling at different speeds, knocking into each other. To focus on one I reach out and grasp at it. It’s moving so sometimes this takes more focus than others. The strength of the wind varies.<br /><br />And now we come to clarity. Sometimes the wind dies. Dust lifted from the ground along with ideas and memories settle down. And I can organize them. Group them. I can see them. And what’s amazing is I can ignore them too. I can pick one up and just walk around with it, turn it over in my hands. But eventually and sometimes suddenly the wind picks up again.<br /><br />I don’t know if this is just *life* or if this calm desert hardpan is what everyone else sees. Perhaps my ratios are just off. With more dust storms than most people. Maybe everyone has them, but they’re occasional annoyances.<br /><br />So, if anyone reads this these days, what does your desert look like? Is it as tumultuous as mine? Or calm most of the time?Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342464336362521958.post-89469117582024309752011-11-03T15:28:00.000-07:002011-11-03T15:29:16.956-07:00Moving.So I'm going to be making that move now. Photography news and the like will now be situated <a href="http://www.danjclarkphoto.com/blog">www.danjclarkphoto.com/blog</a>. Hope to see you there.Daniel Clarkhttps://plus.google.com/103707304163542666410noreply@blogger.com0